There are Christmas tales of flying reindeer, kindly shoemaking elves, and miserly men finding redemption in generosity; fables of peace on earth and goodwill to all men.
And then there are... other tales. Pictorial chronicles from a world where mice reroute present-laden trains through skirting board holes, giant Christmas trees lift helpless maiden aunts through sooty chimney tops, and cats approach dining tables carrying Yuletide puddings filled with fireworks and lit fuses. Alternative stories of the season told in 20th-century compendia, whose names will surely follow Dickens, Grimm et al, in echoing down the ages: The Beano, the Dandy, the Topper, the Beezer.
Comics, in short. These titles appeared 52 weeks a year, but there was something special about Christmas. “Publishers took advantage of the season to make covers that were louder,…
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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, 1-Dec-15